Monthly Archives: April 2016

I had my X-Box 360 for over eight years. For the last three years you had to leave a disc in it or the disc tray would not open. About six months ago it not only had trouble opening but sometimes would not read the disc. It was dying, but it had lasted a long time and served by my son and me well. Two months ago I got the money together to replace the X-Box 360. It wasn’t easy. I’m a full-time student. I don’t have a lot of income. But I managed to get the money together and over the last couple of months I even purchased a few games.

Anyone who has been to my house can tell you that I don’t own much. I have a couple of nice things but most of what I own was given to me secondhand or bought at a thrift shop or yard sale. I can count on one hand the things I own that I spent over $100 on.

Over the weekend my girlfriend and I went on a two-day vacation to celebrate the third anniversary of our first date. This again was something we saved for months to do.

My 18-year-old son had the house to himself and chose to invite three friends over Saturday night. As parents-out-of-town-parties go, that’s pretty low-key. They went to sleep around 4:00am. One of them, a young man who goes by the name of JD Ashton got up, took our X-Box One (Serial #207185552648) , six games, and walked out the door sometime before 7:00am.

A quick check at his ex-girlfriend’s finds that she kicked him out the day before. The Tacoma Police Department was notified of the theft and we were given a case number. My son and I did our best to get the word out about this thief. It turns out this was far from his first theft. Multiple individuals have come forward to say he stole items from them as well. Many of these were people who had previously considered him a friend. It also turns out that when owners of the downtown skate shop Grit City Grindhouse saw the photo, they recognized him as the man who broke into their shop last year and stole over $1,000 worth of equipment.

I rarely post personal things on this page. However, JD Ashton has nont only stolen from me. This young man has been stealing from Tacoma residents for years. He is wanted by the Tacoma Police Department right now. If you recognize him, see him, or have any information to share please contact the Tacoma Police Department at 253-798-4721 and reference Incident Report #1611509007.

I am certain I have not heard from all of his victims. If JD Ashton has stolen from you, please comment below with the details and incident report number if you have it.